“This was all your fault, Lennox,” I muttered while fastening my seatbelt. “If you did not talk to your Zoe that long, we would never be caught by Salvacion’s men,” I blamed.“Yes, yes. Everything is my fault, okay? I admit it. So, please stop replying to those words and let me focus on the road.” Still eyes on the road, Alpha Lennox answered, “Blaming me will not help anything at all, love. The damage has been done.”His face darkened. His eyes were full of concentration.I chewed on my bottom lip.My body was cold and it had nothing to do with the air-conditioned car. “At least be sorry about it!” I hissed. “What if they catch us? What if they will kill us? Oh, no. I haven’t even been given the chance to see my family again. If we die, imagine what will happen to Alpha John!”“I know, Keira. Be calm. Panicking will not help us. This is what I will assure you. No one will die tonight. I promise you.”I punched his shoulder. “If I die, I will bring you with me!” I growled. Alpha Len
I froze when a twig snapped in a near distance.I whipped my head to the source and scanned my surroundings. Sniffing the air was futile. The strong smell of leaking gasoline mixed with the pollution messed with my sense of smell."Who's there?"I held my breath, trying to find the cause of the sound. Have you ever watched a movie in which stupid protagonists usually die because they had the guts to ask questions instead of running away the moment they realized something is not right? That was what I was doing right now.Stupid.“Who sent you to do this kind of evil thing?” I ordered my feet to move, but they would never move. At this moment, my feet were rooted to the ground."Come out from the shadows I dare you! Don’t be a coward."I felt someone’s eyes watching in my direction. But who was it? Stop acting like the protagonist and run, Keira. This is not something you can do on your own. "Doll?"I stilled and realized the voice was familiar. “Tate? Tate? Is that truly you?"A
KEIRA: Upon hearing those words, hope blossomed in my heart. Alpha Lennox could be alive! And that's the thing that I must find out now! "Where is he?" I asked, my heart beating wildly against my ribcage. There were a lot of questions I wanted to ask but stopped myself. We would only be wasting a lot of time. The queries could wait, but seeing Alpha Lennox and checking if he was fine or not could not. I hope he is okay. The warrior looked at me with worry. "Luna. I did not want to get your hopes high. That could be another man. This place is also where salvage victims are thrown. It's too early to get your hopes high." I grit my teeth and wanted to punch the warrior talking to me. How could he be cruel? That little flicker of hope was what I was holding right now before I would snap. My lips pressed into a thin line. “Are you implying that Lennox is dead?” Seeing the trembling of my hands, Tate stepped in. "Doll, that's not what we are talking about." "No! All of you are s
I bit my fingernails. Alpha John was looking for the two of us and if he found out that Alpha Lennox was brought to the hospital, he would be the second one to be hospitalized. He would hate me for all his remaining life and would blame me for everything. I was kind of expecting the blame thingy, but if his condition got worse because of that, I would much rather die than hurt him–emotionally.I slapped my forehead. A couple of times. But not that hard. Enough to inflict some pain. Idiot.It is my fault, to begin with! I should be the one in the bed unconscious! My life was meaningless compared to Alpha Lennox. A lot of people were depending on him while I? No one cared whether I was breathing or not. I was only fighting for myself. No one else. Tate grabbed my hand and stopped me. His expressions softened and muttered, “Doll. Stop hurting yourself. It’s not funny to look at.”“Tate.”“Shsss. I got you, okay? I won’t let anyone blame you for what occurred. Someone was behind this
As fast as my feet would carry me, I sprinted to Alpha Lennox's room while my heart beat wildly against my ribcage. The people were looking at me with confused expressions. Don’t care as long as I will be seeing Lennox!He's awake now! Lennox is awake!My heart jumped with joy as I grinned from ear to ear. Finally. All my tiredness went away. After all those sleepless nights of guarding him and taking care of him, I would be able to see him. From the outside, I could hear them laughing. Tate and the alpha. It was true.Lennox was back!My eyes watered.I thought we would lose him!I halted abruptly and nearly bumped into the wall. Luckily the guards stopped me before I could hurt myself. Uttering my thanks, I pulled myself together. Relax, Keira. Don’t get too excited.I wiped the tears from my forehead and controlled the fast beating of my heart. Must not show them that I was super duper excited. Alpha Lennox would think negatively about it and would detect I was hiding my feelin
KEIRA:Alpha Lennox had been the most stubborn man I ever encountered in my entire life. He did not want to be dictated to nor told what he should do and should not. So why did he suddenly change his mind all of a sudden? Was it because of what I said?No. Why would he change his mind? 'Doll. Are you still there?''I was brought back from my musing. 'I don't understand.''You don't have to comprehend everything. You just need to let things happen.''What did you tell him to change his mind?' Perhaps it was because of Tate. Compared to me, Alpha Lennox would listen more to him than me. 'I did not say anything. When the doctor stepped inside the room, Alpha Lennox announced that he will be a good patient and he will wait until he will be given the go signal to go home. Nothing else.'I nodded my head as if he could see me. Regardless of who made him change his mind, I was thankful for what happened. 'I'm relieved. But tell him I won't be going there. I have to return to the Stonew
KEIRA:I was having the most beautiful dream.Lennox was looking at me lovingly while stroking my hair. His soft expressions melted my heart. Why would I not consider this a dream when I never saw him staring at me like this? His hands brushing on my hair felt so good that I did not want to awaken in this dream. Imagine if this was true. Imagine if the alpha was indeed in love with me and not his beautiful Zoe. Then, my heart would not be breaking every single day. Which was my fault, I know. Alpha Lennox had no idea I was in love with him, and I wanted that to remain that way. "Keira," he said in the softest voice he had.It was like music to my ears and the more I wanted to stay in this dream.If only I was allowed to live in this dream, I would never be hurt repeatedly.The dream shifted and I saw Tate in the doorway, looking at me with a pitiful look. The beta shook his head as if he was telling me to stop this. To stop me from hurting further. But I can't.I cannot do it at
KEIRA:Tate had been throwing me glances the moment we arrived at the packhouse. At first, it was fine, but the next time, it was already irritating. 'What's your problem, huh? You're making me feel as if there is something wrong,' I muttered when I could no longer take it. We were already stepping out of the car. Tate chuckled. 'Nothing, doll.'I don't think it was anything. The moment I awakened (with the alpha beside me sleeping also), he had been looking at me now and then. His eyes told me he wanted to say something, but he could not. Or refused to say it. Can I say he was getting weird? Yes, I can.Alpha Lennox was already ahead of us while the beta and I were talking through our links. Tate gave me a knowing smile. 'Spit it out, Tate.''Hey. There is nothing I say. Everything is well, okay?' He said there was nothing, but his eyes were full of mischief.'Did something happen when I fell asleep? Is there something I need to know?'Dang.I was suddenly curious about what hap